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Amajimbos World Cup group stages on track!

Molefi Ntseki coach of South Africa talking to Kamogelo Pheleu during the South Africa U17 Training Session at the Nike Training Centre , Soweto on the 30 June 2014 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Commander in Chief. Molefi Ntseki, Amajimbos coach has done well with his charges and now on the verge of reaching World Cup stages.

Molefi Ntseki’s side have been pooled with North Korea, Costa Rica and Russia for the tournament, which will be played from October 17 to November 8.

The team will play all their pool matches at the Estadio Municipal de Concepción in Concepción, starting with a clash against the Costa Ricans on October 19.

Three days later they face North Korea, before closing out their pool play with a match against Russia on October 25.

They will need to finish in the top two in the pool to advance to the second round, or as one of the four best third-place finishers in the six-group competition.

If they win the pool they will play the runner-up in Group D that contains Belgium, Mali, Honduras and Ecuador.

If they finish second in their pool they take on the top team from Group F which includes France, New Zealand, Syria and Paraguay.
South Africa are competing at the global finals in this age-group for the first time.

Meanwhile, some of the players’ will miss their year-end final examinations as a result.

Four members of the team will have to sit for their exams next year, including vice captain.

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